Coerced into signing an ironclad contract by an Angel-with-attitude, Alexis must hunt down and assassinate at least one vampire, werewolf, or creepy crawly every night for fifty years to become human again. Too bad the contract didn’t mention the badass vampire who now rides shotgun in her brain, insatiable bloodlust, or her new I-hate-everything-with-fangs sidekick. If she can fulfill her end of the bargain, her humanity is restored, if not she will be destroyed.

But when a revenge-seeking bloodsucker threatens her city, Alexis must risk everything to ensure there’s a humanity to return to. Since her vampire nature is her greatest weapon to defeat the monsters that threaten her friends and future, Alexis must choose to accept her inner beast or watch those she loves die.

"Evil's Unlikely Assassin is a promising urban fantasy debut that features all that's great about the genre--action, attitude, and ass-kicking." -Jaye Wells, USA Today bestselling author of The Sabina Kane and Prospero's War series

Blood
and Orgasms – An Alexis Black Short Story

I needed blood and an
orgasm. Not necessarily in that
order. At least that’s what Nathan’s
been telling me for weeks. I guess even best
friends can’t stand a moody bitch.

Good thing I’m a girl who likes
to multi-task.

I allowed Nathan to tart me up in
a black dress so low-cut, one wrong move would expose my not-very-abundant
assets. We headed to a local human hot spot, and walked past a line of scantily
clad woman and wanna-be Rico Sauvé’s.

Once inside, he sat me down at
the bar and pointed his finger in my face.
“Alexis Black, you’re not getting off that stool until some unlucky sod
agrees to take you home and shag you senseless.”

Sheesh. “It’s not going to take all night. We’ll be out of here before you know it.” I waved him off.

“Well, aim high, don’t hop on the
first one that comes your way.” He
rubbed my shoulders. “Relax. You’ll
scare away all the good ones.” He gave
me a peck on my cheek and wandered off in search of his own pulsing vein.

Ten minutes. Thirty minutes. Fifty minutes. Not one man approached me. I pulled a compact out of my purse and
checked my reflection. No food in my teeth. No objects in my nose. No fangs.

My stomach rumbled at the smell
of the blood pumping through the humans on the dance floor. So enticing I had
to grab the bottom of my stool to keep from snatching someone for a quick
bite. Next time I shouldn’t wait to long
to feed, but I liked drinking blood as much as I liked sitting in this club.

A tap on my shoulder, and my
night was looking up. I tuned around to meet my lucky admirer. The man behind me made my lips droop. Now I
was really depressed.

I was about to tell him no, but
then I saw Nathan’s desperate nod from across the room. Damn.
I’ve officially reached a new low.
I pasted an overly enthusiastic smile on my face. “I’d love that.”

He pulled out a stool and almost
toppled over trying to climb on. I grabbed his arm and helped him into his
seat. This evening was turning into a disaster.
I still needed blood, but I think the orgasm might be out of the
question. I looked at my only option for
the night, a dead ringer for Joe Pesci in the Goodfellas. The orgasm was definitely out of question.

For ten minutes I forced myself
to listen to the overeager human try to impress me with his less than stellar
achievements in life. Bored. Hungry.
Uninterested. I’d had enough.
“Want to go somewhere private?”

He opened his mouth to say yes,
but before the word fled his lips Mr. tall-dark-and-oh-my-god walked up. He
grabbed my hand, pulled me from my seat, and rescued me from what was sure to
be a walk of shame. We passed by
Nathan, whose cheeks were nice and rosy from his liquid dinner. He gave me a thumbs up.

I followed my last chance for the
night like horny teenager to a two-story red brick walk up. After he opened the
door, he gestured for me to go ahead of him. The room I entered was solid
white. White walls, white floors, white
couch, white leather armchair. And that
was all.

The door slammed. The lock clicked. I turned and my mouth fell open. Mr. tall-dark-and-oh-my-god was now sporting
a pair of solid black wings and a mischievous smile.

Things were not going as planned. "Who are you? What are you?"

"Caleb. Angel."

He gestured to the couch. “Sit. Please. Alexis.”

The words weren’t a request, and
I don’t like to be told what to do. “Not
gonna happen.”

“Fine.” He walked over to the chair, pulled his wings
in tight and took a seat. “You may
remain standing.”

I walked over to the couch and
sat down.

He let out a small laugh like I
amused him. “What a predictable creature
you are.”

“Since eating you and fucking you
seem to be out of the question, what do you want?”

He adjusted the crease of his tailored black pants
and the cuffs of his starched dress shirt.
“I have a offer for you. An offer
that will change your undead life.”

About the Author:

Jenn Windrow loves characters that have a pinch of spunk, a dash of attitude, and a large dollop of sex appeal. Top it all off with a huge heaping helping of snark, and you've got the ingredients for the kind of fast paced stories she loves to read and write. Home is a suburb of it's-so-hot-my-shoes-have-melted-to-the-pavement Phoenix. Where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and a slew of animals that seem to keep following her home, at least that's what she claims.

Jenn's Urban Fantasy, EVIL’S UNLIKELY ASSASSIN won the RWA Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal (FF&P), “On The Far Side” writing contest in July 2014, top 5 in the RWA Desert Rose, “Realizing the Dream” writing contest, and finaled in the Houston Writers Guild annual writing contest in April 2014. It was also selected as first runner up in Writers Type’s First Chapter Contest in April 2013.

Her Paranormal Romance, STRUCK BY EROS placed first in the RWA’s Golden Pen Contest, third in the Ruby Slippered Sisterhoods Make it Golden contest, and fourth in the West Coast Romance Writers Beacon contest.

Welcome to South Hill, a neighborhood of wealth, secrets, gracious Victorians, and austere manor homes overlooking the port of Fairhaven and the dark waters of Bellingham Bay. Seventeen year old Trevor Blackmoore has lived here is entire life, shunned and feared, along with the rest of his clan, by the elitist and superstitious families that surround them and who regard the Blackmoores as the devil's concubines.

As a young clairvoyant dealing not only with the dark secrets of his family but also with his homosexuality-two things which have made him an outsider-he struggles to find normalcy. Trevor's life is made extremely difficult by his tormentors and former childhood friends Cheri Hannifin, Greg Sheer, and Christian Vasquez; the school gods of the prestigious Mariner High School. His only saving grace is Braxton Volaverunt, a captivating young man with secrets of his own.

A diabolical plan sets in motion a chain of events that will fulfill the doomed prophecy of the Blackmoore family. A centuries old curse comes to an end, releasing an ancient and bloodthirsty evil, set on wiping out the family, and Trevor learns that he is at the center of it. Realizing that he is all that stands between this darkness and his family's survival.

The
Best Halloween Songs You Need To Be Listening To This Holiday Season

Halloween, in my opinion, is one
of the most magical times of the year. From the autumnal leaves in all of their
wonderful colors just before they completely brown and dry, to the perfume of
rotting apples, sickly sweet, and to the darkening sky so early in the day.

There are pumpkins carved with
ghoulish grins on porches and in windows, and there is the feeling that at any
turn, you may walk right into a ghost.

Parties are planned, decorations
are bought and spider webs strung like the anti-garland of Christmas (which has
it’s own horror roots), and the food is made.

There’s only one more thing
needed, that one thing to set the mood, and it can often be the hardest to put
together; the playlist. There are plenty of Halloween records out there, a
Halloween station on Pandora, and they all contain familiars like ‘Monster
Mash' and ‘Thriller', but there are so many other gems out there. So many
unknown and not used. Treasures that have existed for as long as the
record.

Below is a list of these relative
unknowns and the one’s not thought about but are known by everyone. There are a
couple of recognizable sonic faces on this list, but for the most part, these
songs will be new friends and give you a unique touch to your Halloween romp.

I didn’t include all of my
favorites, that would be too long, but I included those that I go back to again
and again.

1. Robert Johnson-Cross Road Blues: This 1936 Delta
Blues track is haunting. In it, Robert sings of going to the crossroads and
selling his soul to the devil for the gift of guitar playing. It is more
likely, that as with all early blues, there was a great Hoodoo influence and
who he refers to as the devil, is actually Papa Legba; the deity ruler of the
gates to the other realms.

2. Claudine Clark-Walkin' Through a
Cemetery:
This 1962 track is great with its early funk sound and her throaty voice.

3. Jack Rivers-Haunted House Boogie: Another fun
Halloween hit with Blue Grass elements is a great 1951 hit.

4. Jack Teagarden-Putting Salt on the
Devil's Tail:
This 1941 big band has lingering elements of hoodoo found in early blues
tracks.

6. Louis Prima and his New Orleans Gang-Mr.
Ghost Goes to Town:
this 1936 Jazz hit tells a tale of a ghost looking for a good time. Considering
Prima was from New Orleans, of course a ghost was walking around looking for a
good time.

7. Bauhaus-Bela Lugosi's Dead: This iconic
1982 hit from Bauhaus is a must have for Halloween, and the opening sequence of
the seminal Vampire film, The Hunger, is downright decadent in its darkness.

8. Judy Garland and the Scarecrow, Tinman,
and the Cowardly Lion-The Jitter Bug: this song was cut from the 1939 film.
In lost archival footage, they sing this song while in the haunted forest. It
is a fun swing track that perhaps was cut because of how different from the
rest of the songs are. Fits right in there with Jeepers Creepers.

9. Screaming Lord Sutch-Jack The Ripper-this 1963 rock
song is a blast. Opening with a woman running and then screaming in terror.

10. Marilyn Manson-Sweet Dreams: this 1995
cover is dripping with nightmare. I find it to be a constant source of inspiration
when I am writing a terribly dark scene.

11. Michael Jackson-Thriller: one of the most
iconic Halloween songs of all time. This 1982, Release will get you moving in
all the right ways. A love letter to horror films, my favorite lyric-the one I think
is the most powerful and yet so often over looked is “I’ll save you from the
terror on the Screen-I’ll make you see that this is Thriller-Thriller night.”
It harkens to “keep telling yourself, it is only a movie.” Like most children,
the John Landis directed music video film scared me to death.

12. Datura-Tori Amos: this almost
psychedelic 1999 track celebrates the herb that was essential to a witch's
ointment. This dangerous and psychotropic herb got into the pours and is
believed may have been the reason witches felt as if they were flying.

13. Robert Johnson-Hellhound On My Trail- Johnson is back
with another 1937 Delta Blues track with heavy Hoodoo influence.

14. Donovan-Season of the Witch: this 1966 track
was a celebration of all of the mystical psychedelic occult revival of the
hippie movement. It got a resurgence when it was featured in an episode of
American Horror Story: Coven. Give this song a listen and let loose your inner
Fiona Goode.

15. Henry Hall-Here Comes the Bogeyman: this 1932 classic
taught young kids how to ward themselves from the bogeyman. It plays like a
creepy lullaby and has seen a new life in video games and horror films such as
Jeepers Creepers and Sinister 2. It’s
haunting melody reaches out through time and has the ability to give anyone the
wiggins.

16. The Four Modernaires-Jeepers Creepers: One of my
childhood favorites. Like Here Comes the Bogeyman, this 1938 hit has found
infamy in no small part to the film of the same name.

17. Ted Cassidy-The Lurch: this song (and
the video, which I encourage you readers to watch) premiered October 30th, 1965
on the ABC music program Shindig! It is a great, poptastic number with an
accompanying dance, and Ted Cassidy-the actor who portrayed Lurch in the Addams
Family television show-appeared in costume on set and is featured in the song
saying his signature “You rang?” and groaning and moaning in all his creepy and
kooky glory.

There you have it! Grab these
songs, add them to your party playlist, and have a scream!

About the Author:

“Some writers have great ideas, but fail with the delivery. That is not the case for our author. He has clearly developed his craft and whittled it to perfection”-Wesley Thomas, bestselling author of Nightmare Fuel

Marcus James is the author of five novels, including The Blackmoore Legacy series. He has contributed to a dozen anthologies from Alyson Books, has been a featured writer for the Seattle Gay News, is the host of Brews and Books at Ravenna Brewing Co. and is host of Queerly Spoken. When not writing he’s cooking, drinking champagne like water, and watching horror films with his husband and their Staffordshire terrier, Nikita. He is 32 years old and lives in Seattle.

It is about a married couple who takes in a young mysterious
woman who is not what or who she seems to be. She has a secret that would
forever change this couple's marriage and lives.

Here is an excerpt:

Blair honestly thought her mind was playing tricks on her
when she was witnessing what look like Isabella slowly transforming into
something which was clearly not human. Blair continued to listen as
Isabella explained who and what she was.

“You may have heard myths of my kind. Some call us Sirens
while others called us Mermaids, but in truth we are Sea Dwellers. We are
really peaceful creatures who wish to co-exist with mankind and mean you no
harm. But, from time to time, we must return to the sea as we need the sea to
survive. We are endangered and we need to breed to prevent our extinction. Some
of us, like me for instance, breed with mortals in order to strengthen our
survival. Our offspring live longer when we breed with your kind because
hybrids have human DNA which can survive
longer on land without having to return to the sea to survive. “

None of this was making sense to me. Mermaids, Sirens, Sea
Dwellers? What on earth was happening here?

“Isabella, this is all too much to take in and process. How
is any of this even possible?”

HallowErotica 2017 is a collection of short Paranormal, Horror, & Erotica stories written by various authors.

If anyone who is an author is interested in participating, they can do so on the official site.

About the Author:

Scerina Elizabeth is a North American of Jamaican descent who lives in the New England region of the United States of America. She is a new, up and coming author who enjoys writing Paranormal Romance and Paranormal Erotica stories as well as Poetry. She also enjoys reading Paranormal Romance & Paranormal Erotica stories. Her favorite books include but are by no means limited to: Anne Rice’s “Vampire Chronicles” series, Bella Forrest’s “Shade Of Vampire” series, E.M. Knight’s “Vampire Gift” series, Terry Bolryder’s “Rent-A-Dragon” series, and Stacy Claflin’s “Transformed” series. Her favorite authors are: Anne Rice, Stephen King, Bella Forrest, E.M. Knight, Terry Bolryder, and Stacy Clafflin.

She also enjoys meeting new people, especially her fans, as well as making new friends and photography. She is a very down-to-earth woman who is fiercely protective of those near and dear to her heart.

Reckless, hotheaded Rico Terriot seeks purpose and a sense of pride training the resentful guardians of New Orleans to defend a city besieged by a deadly outside force. Torn between his desire for his brother’s mate and the woman tied to the child of another, protecting their future happiness means denying his own on a dangerous path to redemption.

One night of stolen pleasure he didn’t remember and she couldn’t forget…

Amber . . . a single mother hiding a terrible past

Rico Terriot was the stuff of dreams . . . lately all of hers. But there’s no happily-ever-after for someone living in the shadows, protecting dangerous secrets that threaten her and her daughter. Dare she believe in a fairytale prince when he comes to her rescue, not knowing the price he’ll pay for making her troubles his own? From world’s so far apart, is love strong enough to hold them together . . . and keep them alive?

Amber
buffed the bar top to a mirror-like shine, motions brisk, leaning into the job
with a fierce concentration. A thankless job because no matter how glossy she
made it, the underlying scars and countless rings would soon reappear to spoil
the perfect look she tried to maintain. Frederick Terriot was like that
surface. Though dazzled by the shine, she knew what lay beneath. No matter how
hard she worked to change that fact, the damage had already been done, the
flaws she tried to overlook forever marring what she longed to embrace.

Rico was a dark storybook prince to
her Cinderella barmaid. Behind that careless grin and sad eyes lay what his
clan made him: Rich, deadly, proud, thoughtless as well as vulnerable, and as
far above her and her dreams as his soaring mountaintop to her bayou. Men like
Frederick Terriot didn’t truly see females like her, not as equals, not as
feeling, wanting, sharing partners. He used them for the moment to fill a need,
not a permanent void, not because he was cruel or insensitive, but because of
who he’d been raised to be.

And that would never, ever change,
no matter what she hoped, no matter what those soft, seducing lips might
promise.

Her heart carried more wounds than
her body, her mind not quite as many as her soul, yet still, foolishly, she
might have taken a chance on this once in a lifetime prince if she were the
only one at risk. But she had more to
protect than just herself.

About the Author:

Nancy Gideon is the award-winning bestseller of over 60 romances ranging from historical, regency and series contemporary suspense to dark paranormal, with a couple of horror screenplays tossed into the mix, and is currently testing the “Hybrid author” waters.

Under her own name, she’s a top 100 Amazon bestseller with her “By Moonlight” dark shape-shifter series and is also listed on the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) for collaborating on Indie horror films In the Woods and Savage with screenwriting and ADR script credits, and a small role as “bar extra” she likes to boast about. Writing as Dana Ransom, she’s a “Career Achievement for Historical Adventure” award winner with books published in Romanian, Italian, Russian, Danish, Dutch, Portuguese, French, German, Icelandic and Chinese. Writing historicals as Rosalyn West, she’s a HOLT Medallion winner and she’s also penned regencies as Lauren Giddings. Many of her older titles (from the ‘80s and ‘90s) have been or are soon being reissued.

A prolific writer, Nancy attributes her creative output, which once peaked at seven novels in one year, to her love of history and a gift for storytelling, also crediting a background in journalism and OCD. She’s up every weekday at 4:30 a.m. to get in computer time before heading to her full-time job as a legal assistant in Central Michigan, and feeds a Netflix addiction along with all things fur, fin and fowl.

Charlie Sulliven thinks she knows all the secrets of the dead. Raised in a funeral home, she’s the reluctant “Ghoul Girl,” her reputation tied to a disastrous Halloween party. But navigating her life as a high school sophomore is an anxiety-inducing puzzle to her. She haunts the funeral home with her parents, emo older brother, Garth, their pistol-packing Gramma, and the glass-eyeball-devouring dachshund, Lothar.

Chewed human bodies are appearing in her parents’ morgue…and disappearing in the middle of the night. The bodies seem tied to a local legend, Catfish Bob, who has resurfaced in the muddy Milburn river near Charlie’s small town. When one of Charlie’s classmates, Amanda, awakens in the cooler as a flesh-eating ghoul, Charlie must protect her newfound friend and step up to unravel the mystery…and try to avoid becoming lunch meat for the dead.

When I saw vampire donuts come
across a friend’s Facebook feed, I knew that I had to give them a try. I’ve had
my own share of Pinterest disasters, to be certain, but I think this is
something I can handle. The worst thing that could possibly happen would be
that I’d have a dozen mangled donuts, right? I could eat all the evidence
before anyone was the wiser.

1. I gathered my materials. I picked up a dozen glazed donuts,
a bag of plastic vampire fangs, and a package of candy eyes. For fun, I got
some edible glitter. I originally thought I might make sparkly vampire donuts
with silver glitter, but decided to get green so that the completed creatures
would remind me more of ghouls.

2. I squished some vampire fangs into the donut holes to make
mouths.

3. Then I added the candy eyes. They stick very well into the
donut glaze.

4. Then I dusted the donuts with edible green glitter. I was
pretty pleased with my green choice…they seem particularly monstrous.

5. And ta-da! A horde of flesh-eating ghoul donuts!

I’m counting this as a Halloween
craft win. Do you have any Halloween crafts you’re going to make this season?
Any raven wreaths, bat cookies, or carved pumpkins on your agenda?

About the Author:

Laura Bickle grew up in rural Ohio, reading entirely too many comic books out loud to her favorite Wonder Woman doll. After graduating with an MA in Sociology – Criminology from Ohio State University and an MLIS in Library Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, she patrolled the stacks at the public library and worked with data systems in criminal justice. She now dreams up stories about the monsters under the stairs, also writing contemporary fantasy novels under the name Alayna Williams.

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